ELIZABETH SCHAAF: Today, I honor all that my father taught me and celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday month

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ELIZABETH SCHAAF

He was born on June 30, 1913, the only child of second generation German immigrants who settled in Louisville's West End. He was struck by polio when he was 12 years old and lost the use of his left arm. He went on to play golf, build fish ponds and renovate his home. He also planted trees, drove all over Europe (at age 70), and had a long and distinguished career as an engineer.

He and my mother married in 1938, had four children and celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary before my father's death. He lived simply and with reverence and ...